• Dr. Hayes' research interests include the Surgical Techniques Initiative: Clinical trials evaluating changes in surgical methods that can reduce incisional pain and inflammation, reduce infection rates and improve healing in canine surgery.

• Other areas of interest include predictive scoring systems in clinical medicine, minimally invasive surgery, and trauma management.

• 2010 - 2013     Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Residency in Small Animal Surgery
• 2010 - 2011     University of Guelph, Canada, Postdoctoral Fellow
• 2010     University of Guelph, Canada, PhD in Clinical Epidemiology
• 2007 - 2010     University of Guelph, Canada, Residency in Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care

• 2004 - 2005     Western Veterinary Specialist Centre, Calgary, Canada, Internship

• 1988     University of Bristol, England, BVSc

    Please select the PubMed link for a list of Dr. Hayashi's publications.

• 2013     Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgery (Small Animal)

• 2010 - 2013     Ontario Graduate Scholarship Award

• 2012     Bloomberg Award for Best Resident’s Abstract, Veterinary Orthopedic Society Conference

• 2010     Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care

• 2010     International Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Symposium Award for Most Outstanding Resident’s Abstract

• 2010     Pfizer Graduate Student Award for Outstanding Research

• 2009     International Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Symposium Award for Most Outstanding Resident’s Abstract

• 2008 & 2009     Ontario Veterinary College Ethyl Rose Charney Scholarship Award for Research in Companion Animal Disease

• 1995     British Veterinary Association Travel Award and Wellcome Scholarship Award

• American College of Veterinary Surgeons
• American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care

• Veterinary Interventional Radiology and Interventional Endoscopy Society

• Veterinary Endoscopic Society

• Veterinary Society of Surgical Oncologists